Tourism get-together - washington

Key speakers gather at the 2016 Global Marketplace conference themed Welcome China on Tuesday in Washington. From left are Eagle Yi, director of business development of WeChat; Kimberly Drew, social media manager of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Scott Johnson, president of Travel Market Insights; Andrew Gelfuso, vice-president of Trade Center Management Associates (TCMA); Mavis Zhang, vice-president of SinoMedia; Theresa Belpulsi, vice-president of tourism and visitors service at Destination DC; Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC; Julie Heizer, deputy director with the national travel and tourism office at the US Department of Commerce; Robin McClain, vice-president of marketing and communications at Destination DC; Bruce C. Bommarito, vice-president of the Caesars Entertainment Corporation; and Yi Louis Lu, international sales manager for Destination DC. Dong leshuo / China Daily